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Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

06.11.09

Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once.... more

Funny men in Night at the Museum 2

22.05.09

Ben Stiller calls in the kings of comedy for a Night at the Museum sequel that outclasses the original and scales the heights of absurdity.... more

Night riders: the men behind Mahiki

15.05.09

After dark, they rule London. Guy Pelly, Piers Adam and Nick House are the team behind Mahiki and Whisky Mist. Their latest offering is a new bar in Walton Street ... more

In The Loop pauses for thought

16.04.09

Peter Capaldi is the spin doctor from hell in Armando Iannucci’s foul-mouthed political satire, In The Loop.... more

Classic comedy - football played just for laughs

16.03.09

After James Cordon's Red Nose Day team-talk with the England players, we look back at some of the best sporting comedy moments...... more

Jennifer's not used to such a frosty reception

03.03.09

Jennifer Aniston brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to London for the premiere of her film Marley & Me.... more

Steve Coogan isn't so bad

12.11.08

Steve Coogan has certainly learned his lines and is frequently stomach-achingly funny, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Illogical fun with The Mighty Boosh

21.10.08

The Mighty Boosh gave an ill‑fitting pantomime cow of a show, yet with more than enough moments to keep the Boosh bandwagon rolling. ... more

Television and Radio

08.10.08

London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents. ... more

Ben's boys storm Tropic Thunder

18.09.08

Actor-director Ben Stiller has assembled an all-star cast for his war movie satire Tropic Thunder — but parodying Hollywood is too easy.... more

To dye for: Ben Stiller shows his dark roots at Tropic Thunder premiere

16.09.08

The cast list reads like a who's who of Hollywood comedy - with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Steve Coogan all vying for airtime in Tropic Thunder.... more

I went to hell on the way to winning Dragons' Den, says DJ Robin Banks

06.09.08

Last week, he charmed TV’s notoriously tough Dragons into handing over Ł60k. But a year ago, blitzed on drink and drugs, DJ Robin Banks was on the brink of death... more

Comics Steve Coogan and Noel Fielding leave their girlfriends behind to party with a pair of blue ladies

03.09.08

Noel Fielding and Steve Coogan made an unlikely pulling team until well into the early hours today. ... more

The night even Liz Hurley got squiffy... and she wasn't the only one

03.09.08

Elizabeth Hurley has perfected the art of red carpet glamour. But even she succumbed to the lure of the free bar at last night's star-studded GQ awards and left the event looking uncharacteristically worse for wear. ... more

How TV's obsession with perfect bodies has made a small-screen outcast of Julie T. Wallace

27.08.08

Her 6ft frame (and 48in bust) turned her into a big star. But now, thanks to TV's obsession with perfect bodies, they've made Julie T. Wallace a small-screen outcast.... more

Can sex addict and reformed junkie Russell Brand conquer America (and can America cope with him)?

25.04.08

Sex addict. Reformed junkie. Self-confessed egomaniac. How will Britain's most notorious funnyman get on as he tries to conquer Hollywood? He was unknown in America until a few weeks ago, but with the release of Russell Brand's new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, all that has changed.... more

Sneak peek: Robert Downey Jr's controversial new comedy

18.03.08

The trailer for Robert Downey Jr's new comedy has been released amid controversy over the actor's casting as black man... more

The gift of laughter - the best comedy DVDs

21.12.07

After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs.... more

Is Katy Brand the new Catherine Tate?

19.10.07

Her spoof Lily Allen song on Radio 1 was mistaken for the real thing and her new TV series lampoons Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss - they deserve it, says comedy's latest star.... more

Going underground to a hidden gem

10.09.07

Tamarai on Drury Lane may be yet another subterranean restaurant - but it has an excellent kitchen serving the best pan-fusion food Mark Bolland has sampled in London.... more

Is Edinburgh killing comedy?

24.07.07

With a record 2,050 shows this year, Bruce Dessau asks if The Edinburgh Fringe has become a victim of its own success.... more

DVDs of the week

22.05.07

This week's releases are led by the return of Rocky Balboa, the entertaining Rob Brydon and small-scale Chinese drama Little Red Flowers... more

DVDs of the week

03.04.07

The dinosaurs at the New York National History Museum come to life, Eddie Murphy travels back 24 years in time, and Dame Edna's 1987 talk shows are revived on DVD this week.... more

DVDs of the week

28.02.07

This week's top releases include Oscar winner Andrea Arnold's first feature, a French and Saunders series, and a bonkers Japanese exploitation flick.... more

Smalltown affair that's not much cop

15.02.07

The Shaun of the Dead team recruit a starry comedy cast for a police caper through the West Country that is too flashy by half, says Nick Curtis.... more

Hot Fuzz stars swap red carpet for blue

14.02.07

The stars of police comedy movie Hot Fuzz swapped the traditional red carpet for blue at the film's world premiere.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

A Lady Di from the 18th century

19.10.06

Marie Antoinette is based partly upon Antonia Fraser's biography but mostly on director Sofia Coppola's imagination. And, just when things are getting really interesting, the film fades to black. ... more

What next for Matt and David?

29.09.06

As their live show arrives in London, the UK's favourite comedy duo talk about their private lives, public adulation and what the future holds after Little Britain.... more